Examples of self-assured in a Sentence
he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition
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Further, networking inherently requires self-promotion and confidence, but women can face backlash for appearing too self-assured, ambitious or aggressive.
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Anou Khot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Like many ambitious journalists, Mr. Frankel was at once supremely self-assured and plagued by self-doubt.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
My advice for this is to be humble without losing confidence, and self-assured without crossing into overconfidence.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Clearly, McRae has made the most of those rare windows of downtime: So Close to What, out today, is her most self-assured—and best—record yet.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
The difference is Epstein was self-assured enough to publicly admit some of his mistakes.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Gone are the comfy days of feeling self-assured and having yes people circling him.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Balya, a farmer’s son and also un-married, is much more self-assured than Anand, but the two immediately reconnect; for once, Anand doesn’t seem bothered by his ancestral home.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
On the surface, Pavlovich appeared to be self-assured as well.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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Anou Khot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Like many ambitious journalists, Mr. Frankel was at once supremely self-assured and plagued by self-doubt.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
My advice for this is to be humble without losing confidence, and self-assured without crossing into overconfidence.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Clearly, McRae has made the most of those rare windows of downtime: So Close to What, out today, is her most self-assured—and best—record yet.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
The difference is Epstein was self-assured enough to publicly admit some of his mistakes.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Gone are the comfy days of feeling self-assured and having yes people circling him.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Balya, a farmer’s son and also un-married, is much more self-assured than Anand, but the two immediately reconnect; for once, Anand doesn’t seem bothered by his ancestral home.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
On the surface, Pavlovich appeared to be self-assured as well.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-assured. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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